Sandeep Sakar (left), HCL Technologies’ senior vice-president, Asia-Pacific, presents Professor Christy Cheung with her award as one of the 50 most influential women in tech at the Asia Women Tech Leaders Award 2025 awards ceremony in Singapore. Photo: Hong Kong Baptist University

    Meet the professors advancing digital safety and molecular design

    Digital spaces and molecular bonds may not seem to have much in common. But for two leading academics at Hong Kong Baptist University, both fields reveal how research can lead to important discoveries that have a real-world impact. Christy Cheung, chair professor in information systems and digital innovation management at the School of Business, is…

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    Chen Liang, Chairman of China International Capital Corp Ltd.

      Leveraging Hong Kong’s Unique Advantages to Expedite an International Innovation and Technology Centre— The Support from CICC for Hong Kong’s Leap into Innovation

      [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Chen Liang, Chairman of China International Capital Corp Ltd. In 2026, China embarks on its 15th Five-Year Plan. At this critical juncture, as changes unseen in a century accelerate worldwide and the global innovation landscape is being profoundly reshaped, Hong Kong is presented…

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      Chen Liang, Chairman of China International Capital Corp Ltd.

        Leveraging Hong Kong’s Unique Advantages to Expedite an International Innovation and Technology Centre— The Support from CICC for Hong Kong’s Leap into Innovation

        [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Chen Liang, Chairman of China International Capital Corp Ltd. In 2026, China embarks on its 15th Five-Year Plan. At this critical juncture, as changes unseen in a century accelerate worldwide and the global innovation landscape is being profoundly reshaped, Hong Kong is presented…

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        From left: Ar. Cheung Hoi Lan (Sandy Cheung), Chen Lok Ching (Vanessa Chen), Ar. Chan Wang Fung (Raphael Chan), Chung Yin and Cheng Chun Hei (Alex Cheng), the young winning team for “Heartbeat of the City, Voices of the Streets”, celebrate their first-prize (Area around the Heritage Park in Yau Ma Tei) victory at the URA x HKIA Urban Renewal Design Ideas Competition Ceremony.

          How urban renewal can keep Yau Ma Tei’s street life alive

          [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] In Yau Ma Tei, street life, wet markets, night-time food stalls, small workshops and informal gathering spaces are tightly interwoven, giving the district its distinctive character and strong sense of place. A young cross-disciplinary team with background in architecture and urban planning believes…

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          On This Day | Australia’s Linda McGill makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

            On This Day | Australia’s Linda McGill makes first swim around Hong Kong Island in 1976 – from the SCMP archive

            This article was first published on May 23, 1976. Australia’s long distance swimming heroine, Linda McGill, staggered ashore at crowded Repulse Bay beach yesterday afternoon (May 22, 1976) after completing her round Hong Kong Island swim and said: “I’d do it again – for A$20,000 (HK$883,817 in 2026).” Linda, looking exhausted and close to collapse…

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            Cutting-edge technologies are on display at the Centre for Future Construction at HKIC.

              HKIC at the helm of Hong Kong’s construction transformation through AI+ adoption

              [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s construction sector stands at a decisive inflection point. A wave of public investment—anchored by the Northern Metropolis, major transport, healthcare and education projects and flagship initiatives such as Skytopia—has sustained demand even as skilled labour shortages and rising input costs squeeze…

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